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Stop crop residue burning forthwith, can’t let people die due to pollution: SC
While hearing a matter pertaining to the debilitating air pollution...
6 out of 7 Unicorns in India’s InsurTech domain are dedicated to the B2C sector: Report
Digital India mission and standardization of India’s tech stack...
India approves funds for population survey amid protests over citizenship law
The census collects data on population, economy activity, social and cultural aspects, migration and demography, down to the lowest administrative level.Union Minister Prakash Javadekar has said that no documents or biometrics will be taken during the NPR process.
1.24 mn jobs created in Oct, marginal rise from Sept: ESIC payroll data
The NSO report is based on the payroll data of new subscribers of various social security schemes run by ESIC, retirement fund body EPFO and the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA).
Centre aims to extract $2 trn contribution from MSMEs in $5 trn economy
Under the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), 65,312 new micro-enterprises have been set up, the MSME Ministry said in its year-end review for 2019.
Cabinet approves Rs 6,000 Atal Bhujal scheme for ground water management
ccording to a study by the federal government think tank NITI Aayog, 21 Indian cities will run out of groundwater by next year, including the capital New Delhi and the information technology hub of Bengaluru. Two hundred thousand Indians already die every year because they don’t have a safe water supply, the report said. A shocking 600 million people face “high to extreme” water stress.
Total frauds at banks rise 74% to Rs 71,543 crore in 2018-19: RBI
“Public sector banks accounted for a bulk of frauds reported in 2018-19 — 55.4 per cent of the number of cases reported and 90.2 per cent of the amount involved — mainly reflecting the lack of adequate internal processes, people and systems to tackle operational risks,” the RBI’s report on ‘Trends and Progress of Banking 2018-19’ showed.
Sebi comes out with new mechanism to reward whistleblowers, informants
Under the new framework, it would be mandatory to disclose the source of information, besides, confidentiality regarding the identity of the informant would be protected, the regulator said in a statement.
U.S. law firms ‘Hounded’ relatives of Ethiopian Airlines’ crash victims
Lawyers representing victims of airline crashes can get millions of dollars in fees if they win or settle cases in U.S. courts, where there can be large payouts.
Govt refuses to share Swiss a/c details of Indians, cites confidentiality
The National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), that was one of the three institutes commissioned in 2011 by the then UPA government to conduct a study on black money, has estimated wealth accumulated outside India between USD 384 billion and USD 490 billion during the period 1980 to 2010.
377 infra projects hit by cost overruns of Rs 3.94 trillion over delays
Out of 565 delayed projects, 182 projects have overall delay in the range of 1 to 12 months, 129 projects 13 to 24 months, 140 projects reflect delay in the range of 25 to 60 months and 114 projects show delay of 61 months and above.
Job opportunities, salary hikes to remain muted next year: Experts
Experts said 40 per cent of India Inc is focused on hiring for niche skills. Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML), Digital marketing, Design Thinking, Internet of Things (IoT), robotic process automation (RPA) and natural language processing/generation (NLP/NLG) are regarded by employers as the most crucial skills to hire.